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Teenage Mentors Open Door to Science for Younger GirlsHow can schools encourage more girls to study science? Researchers have found that pairing high school girls as mentors of elementary school girls for field and laboratory science investigations boosts interest--and confidence--in both groups.Released
April 6, 2005